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POSITION INFORMATION:

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:

DUTY LOCATIONS:

WHO MAY APPLY:

Current VA employees working in the Denver Acquisition and Logistics Center (DALC)

JOB SUMMARY:

Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan," - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

Location: This position is within the Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction, Office of Acquisition & Logistics, National Acquisition Center, Denver Acquisition & Logistics Center.

Area of Consideration: To be eligible under Merit Promotion, you must be a current VA employee working in the Denver Acquisition and Logistics Center (DALC) and have an eligibility listed below.

Competitive Merit Promotion:

·Transfer eligibles: Current DALC employees with career or career-conditional appointments in the competitive service that hold, or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced. An SF-50 must be provided that shows appointment in the competitive service.

Non-Competitive Merit Promotion:

·Current DALC employees who are disabled veterans receiving 30% or more disability compensation from the VA

·Current DALC employees who are individuals with severe disabilities (eligible for Schedule A appointments)

·Current DALC employees who are eligible under other non-competitive appointment authorities such as: Military spouses under E.O. 13473; Present and former Peace Corps, Vista or Action volunteers; former Foreign Service officers and employees

·Current DALC employees who are who hold an excepted service position that meets the established criteria outlined in an Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement

·Current DALC employees who hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced

·Current DALC employees who are elegible for a Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA) appointment

·Current VA employees who are eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)

KEY REQUIREMENTS

You must be a US citizen.

You must be eligible under the Area of Consideration.

You must submit your resume and supporting documents (See How to Apply).

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid.

You must be a current VA Denver Acquisition & Logistics Center employee.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Qualifications must be met by the Closing Date: You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by Monday, November 18, 2013.

To qualify at the GS-07 level, you must have at least one of the following:

A. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level or higher, or the equivalent in other pay systems. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector, but it must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. Specialized experience includes: assisting in the operation, maintenance, repair and construction of building systems and equipment; coordinating activities with building owners to provide specific building services; andassuring compliance with all certification, safety, fire prevention and security program requirements.

OR

B. Completed a course of study with a major in any field and meet the Superior Academic Achievement provisions based on one of the following: (1) class standing (upper third standing in graduating class); (2) grade-point average (2.95 overall or over the last two years of bachelor's degree -or- 3.45 in your major field or over the last two years in your major); or (3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. NOTE: You must submit copies of college transcripts.

OR

C. One full year (18 hours) of graduate level education. Such education must be relevant to the position and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. NOTE: You must submit copies of college transcripts.

OR

D. A combination of graduate education and specialized experience that is qualifying for this position. Note: To determine if you qualify by combining experience and education, compute your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the total experience required; then determine your education as a percentage of the total education required. Add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100% to qualify. NOTE: You must submit copies of college transcripts.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one of the following:

A. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level or higher, or the equivalent in other pay systems. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector, but it must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. Specialized experience includes work that involved the operation, maintenance, repair and construction of building systems and equipment, including heating/ventilation/air conditioning, electrical, plumbing systems, and interior and exterior maintenance services; coordinating activities with building owners to provide specific building services; acquiring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental or lease needs of an organization; and assuring compliance with all certification, safety, fire prevention and security program requirements.

OR

B. Completed a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years (36 semester hours or equivalent) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. This education demonstrates the competencies necessary to do the work of this position. (Note: You must provide copies of your transcripts with your application.)

OR

C. An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education listed above. Only education in excess of one full year (18 semester hours or equivalent) of graduate education may be credited. To calculate, first determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the specialized experience required; then determine your qualifying graduate education as a percentage of the education required; add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify under this provision. (Note: You must provide copies of your transcripts with your application.)

Part-Time or Unpaid Experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

Education: When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts (unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

REQUIREMENTS:

Background Investigation: You may need to successfully complete a background investigation before appointed into the position.

Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Time in Grade (TIG): Current employees must have a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade GS-grade level to be eligible under Merit Promotion. An SF-50 must be provided which shows your current pay plan/series/grade to verify time-in-grade requirements are met. Failure to provide an appropriate SF-50 will result in an ineligible rating.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once the application process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.Your application will be evaluated based on your ability to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities/competencies:

·Knowledge of purchasing, supply and facilities operations

·Ability to coordinate the use of building, utilities and storage operations

·Knowledge of building construction and materials

·Skill in performing a variety of project management duties

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

BENEFITS:

VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the VA, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.

Working for the VA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp.

VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual for Non-Federal Work Experience and Experience in the Uniformed Service: At the sole discretion of the Agency, newly appointed Federal employees may be given credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service toward the accrual of annual leave. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be rated in the Well-Qualified category for this vacancy. Well qualified applicants possess experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position; or, at its discretion, may not fill the position(s) at all. This announcement may be used to fill similar vacancies that occur within the permitted timeframe of this announcements validity.

HOW TO APPLY:

We strongly encourage you to apply on line; this process is easier, faster and provides more information as applications are processed. Mailed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, November 18, 2013 to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

All Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

Resume

Completed Occupational Questionnaire

Unofficial College Transcripts are required at the time of application to when education is used to meet the basic education requirement and/or when you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education as a substitution for experience. If selected you may be required to produce official transcripts before being appointed. Failure to provide transcripts will result in an ineligible rating.

Veterans Preference Documentation: DD-214 or Statement of Service which shows dates of service and character of service, and VA or Armed Forces Disability Letter if claiming 10-point preference.

Other documents  use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (to verify education), and/or documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.

If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):

If you cannot complete the Application Package online, you may fax all of your materials. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, November 18, 2013 to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your application and supporting documentation, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview. To view the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.